FreeTone Calls & Texting

A practical second number for calls and texts

FreeTone Calls & Texting gives Android users a separate phone number for calling, texting, voicemail, and multimedia messages. Its main audience is people who want to keep personal and everyday communication apart, save mobile minutes, or use a phone or tablet over Wi-Fi. Calls to phone numbers in the United States and Canada are available without requiring the other person to use FreeTone.

Why it earns a look

The useful distinction is simple: this is more than an app for chatting with other users. FreeTone supports regular SMS and MMS, so you can send texts, pictures, and videos to ordinary mobile numbers. It also includes group messaging, voice notes, and voicemail, making the assigned number more practical for ongoing communication.

• Choose a new number with a preferred area code.
• Call US and Canadian numbers through the app.
• Send SMS and picture messages.
• Use voicemail and group conversations.
• Message contacts in additional international destinations, subject to availability.

The trade-off

FreeTone is a focused choice if your priority is US and Canadian calling and texting rather than a broad social network. Some destinations and functions have limitations, so it is worth checking coverage for the numbers you actually need to reach. The app is best understood as a communications utility with social features, not as a replacement for every part of a mobile carrier plan.

What users think

With a 4.25 rating from 130,673 reviews and more than 10 million installs, FreeTone has a substantial user base. It is published by TextMe, Inc. For anyone who wants a separate number and straightforward app-based calling and messaging, it is a sensible alternative to installing the first calling app that appears.